ELT Research Papers

‘Appropriate English Language Teaching Technology’ by Shiny K.P.

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Post published:May 1, 2013
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Abstract

The focus of English teaching has to be on the teaching of language rather than on literature. The tradition of English teaching has been drastically changed with the remarkable entry of technology. Technology is utilized for the enhancement of modern styles. The use of appropriate teaching aids and equipment in the language classroom could improve the communication skills and increase the motivation of the learners and teachers. This paper discusses some of the appropriate and unique teaching techniques like, podcasts, Chat, Radio, Charts, and Puppetry to enable the language classroom more interactive and interesting. (more…)

‘Nuances of Choice Based Credit System for Education and Career Development’ by Dr. V. Barla

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Post published:May 1, 2013
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This study was conducted on a stratified convenience sample of 500 students at RG Kedia Colleges, ST.Mary`s Group of Institutions and Osmania University Campus Hyderabad from November to December 2012, for the purpose of making an empirical evaluation of students` perceptions on CBCS system . The principal Null Hypothesis was that students do not perceive the CBCS system as a mechanism for enhancement of learning and career development. Data analysis disproved this Hypothesis. It was also found that female students understand the CBCS system better than male students and are readily willing for a change over from the next academic year itself. At the end the study makes useful recommendations for policy making on CBCS system for colleges in India or abroad.

Key words: choice based credit system, Course flexibility, Inter-disciplinary approach, workload distribution, testing and evaluation, employability. (more…)

‘The Art of Framing Objectives – A Technique to Enhance Outcome Based Learning’ by Merlin Depsy Vinoth

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Post published:May 1, 2013
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In this era of booming technology, the English classrooms in India are flooded with innovative explorations to engage the learners. In spite of the new methodologies, there is a lapse in the intended outcome. Here, it becomes necessary to plan and prepare the content in order to cater to the varying interests of the learners. As objectives maximize the probability of personal value in learning, this paper is an attempt to put forward the art of framing objectives as a technique to enhance outcome based learning. (more…)